Canadian AOC Materials

Beneficial Use Impairment Status Report: Degradation of Wildlife Populations and Loss of Wildlife Habitat (September 2018)

Fish Tumours or Other Deformities: Current Status of the Beneficial Use Impairment for the St. Marys River Area of Concern (Canadian Section) (July 2018)

St. Marys River AOC (Canadian Section) Beneficial Use Impairment Re-designation Report: Beach Closings (June 2017)

Coastal Wetland Habitat Assessment Report (August 2016)

Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Report (2013-2015)

Canadian St. Marys River AOC Factsheet Update 2015

SMR Coastal Wetland Habitat Assessment Report (August 2015)

An Assessment of the Ontario SMR AOC Beach Closures BUI (May 2015)

SMR AOC Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Year 2 Technical Report (March 2015)

Stage 2 RAP Implementation Annex for the Canadian Waters of the St. Marys River AOC (March 2015)

Agricultural Impacts Study for the St. Marys River Area of Concern (March 2014)

SMR COTE and BLTE Population Assessment Summary (October 2014)

BUI Redesignation Report - SMR Bird-Animal Deformities (Dec 12 2014)

Great Lakes Areas of Concern (EC 2014)

St. Marys River Area of Concern (EC 2014)

SMR AOC Water Quality Sampling and Analysis Year 1 Technical Report (March 2014)

Assessment of Wildlife Deformities and Reproduction BUI in St. Marys River AOC (Ontario) (EC, Feb 2014)

Bar River Habitat Project: 2013 Follow-up (November 2013)

Assessing the Potential Hazards to the River Associated with Vessel Discharges: St. Marys River AOC and St. Clair River AOC (March 2013)

Canadian St. Marys River AOC Factsheet Update 2013

Canadian St. Marys River AOC Fact Sheet Update 2012

The St. Marys River Area of Concern Map by Environment Canada

A link to the St. Marys River Area of Concern (Canadian Section) - Status of Beneficial Use Impairments (2011)

St. Marys River Area of Concern Workshop Summary of Canadian Discussions - Updating Delisting Criteria (2010)

St. Marys River AOC Status of Beneficial Use Impairments (2010)

Lake Superior and St. Marys River AOCs Delisting Criteria and ReEvaluation of BUIs (2003)

St. Marys River AOC Health Data and Statistics for the Population of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario and Area 1986-1992 (2000)

St. Marys River RAP Tainted Fish Survey (1992)

U.S. AOC Materials

Frequently Asked Questions About Michigan's AOCs (2011)

St. Marys River Monitoring Projects for TMDL Development (2010)

Guidance for Delisting Michigan's Great Lakes AOCs (MDEQ 2006)

Binational Materials

Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (2014)

Lake Superior Aquatic Invasive Species Complete Prevention Plan (2014)

The St. Marys River Area of Concern Stage 2 Remedial Action Plan Report on Remedial Strategies for Ecosystem Restoration (2002)

Summary of the St. Marys River RAP Stage 2 Report

The St. Marys River Area of Concern Stage 1 Remedial Action Plan Report on Environmental Conditions and Problem Definitions (1992)

Sugar Island Related Materials

St. Marys River - Sugar Island Monitoring - 2009 Report from Work Group - June 2010

St. Marys River - Sugar Island Monitoring - 2008 Report from Work Group - March 2009

St. Marys River - Sugar Island Monitoring - 2007 Report from Work Group - April 2008

Little Rapids Restoration Related Materials

NOAA/GLC: St. Marys River- AOC & BUI Background

NOAA/GLC: Little Rapids- Historical Project Timeline

NOAA/GLC: Little Rapids- FAQ

NOAA/GLC: Little Rapids- Fact Sheet

NOAA/GLC: Little Rapids- Project Highlights

BPAC Letter to Chippewa County Road Commission re: Support for Little Rapids Project (June 2013)

Little Rapids Habitat Restoration Project - URS Presentation to BPAC (November 2012)

Little Rapids Restoration Fact Sheet by URS (May 2012)

Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Little Rapids Restoration Webpage

Sediment Quality Analysis of the Little Rapids Area (Gustafson 1999)

Pointe Estates Development

BPAC Letter to the RCA Board re: Pointe Estates Development (March 2013)

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Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (2014)

Lake Superior Aquatic Invasive Species Complete Prevention Plan (2014)

Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan Annual Report 2013

Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan Annual Report 2012

Lake Superior Zero Discharge Demonstration Program (2012)

Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan Annual Report 2011

St. Marys River AOC Status Assessment (1998)

St. Marys River Area of Concern Dredging and In-Water Works Administrative Controls Guidance Document (2023)

Draft St. Marys River Sediment Management Strategy (2022)

Sediment Stability of Bellevue Marine Park (BMP) and Area East of Bellevue Marine Park (EBMP) in St. Marys River, Ontario (2021)

Conceptual Site Model - St. Marys River Sediments (2020)

Delisting Criteria Discussion for the Degradation of Benthos BUI in the St. Marys River AOC (2020)

Status of the Restrictions on Dredging Activities Beneficial Use Impairment - St. Marys River Area of Concern (Canadian Section) (2019)

Dredging Administrative Controls Guidance Document - St. Marys River, Ontario (July 2016)

St. Marys River Federal Navigation Channel Sediment Sampling and Analysis Report (2014-2015)

SMR Sediment Maps - Metals (April 2015)

SMR Sediment Maps - Total PAH (April 2015)

Benthic Conditions in the St. Marys River from 2009 to 2010 and an Overview from 2002 to 2010 (2012)

Geotechnical Presentation to BPAC (July 2012)

Great Lakes Legacy Act Sediment Remediation Project Report (Consumers Energy Manufactured Gas Plant site) - May 2012

Geotechnical Assessment of Sediments in the St. Marys River Area of Concern, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (May 2012)

Modelling Flow and Sediment Transport in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada (2011)

Appendices to "Modelling Flow and Sediment Transport in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada" (2011)

St. Marys River Biological Assessment 2008 - East of Bellevue Marine Park and Lake George Channel (2010)

Canada-Ontario Decision-Making Framework for Assessment of Great Lakes Contaminated Sedmient (2008)

Bellevue Marine Park Contaminated Sediments Strategy BPAC Presentation (2008)

St. Marys River AOC Bellevue Marine Park Contaminated Sediments (Kresin 2008)

Bellevue Park Contaminated Sediments Application of Decision Making Framework (2008)

Tannery Bay Remedial Action Report, 2007 (1 of 3)

Tannery Bay Remedial Action Report, 2007 (2 of 3)

Tannery Bay Remedial Action Report, 2007 (3 of 3)

Sediment Investigations in the Lake George Channel of the St. Marys River, Interim Review (2007)

Decision Making Framework for Sediment Assessment Presentation

Application of BEAST Sediment Quality Guidelines to the St. Marys River AOC (2006)

Laboratory Sediment Toxicity Test Report on Lake George and Little Lake George (2005)

About the Great Lakes Dredging Team (2003)

Results of Laboratory Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Tests Conducted using St. Marys River Sediments, 1999 (2002)

Risk Management Strategy for PCB Contaminated Sediments (2001)

Beneficial Uses of Great Lakes Dredged Materials (2001)

Geophysical Survey of the St. Marys River at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario (2000)

Algoma Slag Dump (St. Marys River) Nearshore Sediment Quality and Contaminated Bioavailability Study (2000)

Tools for Making Sediment Management Decisions (1999)

Ecological Benefits of Contaminated Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes Basin (1999)

Dredged Materials Management Plan Status Table (1998)

Laboratory Sediment Bioassay Repot on St. Marys River Sediments 1992-1995 (1997)

Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources Pt III A (1994)

Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources Pt III B (1994)

Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources Pt III C (1994)

Guidelines for Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources (1995)

Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrates Samples from St. Marys River Sediment Cores, 1987 Report (1990)

Population Dynamics of the St. Marys River Fish Community 1975-2006 (2007)

Great Lakes Fish Consumption Advisories (2004)

Fish Community Objectives for Lake Superior (2003)

St. Marys River Fisheries Assessment Plan (2002)

Harvest of Fishes in the St. Marys River, May, 1999 through March, 2000 (2002)

Fish Population Surveys of St. Marys River, 1975-95, and Recommendations for Management (1998)

Fish Community Objectives for Lake Huron (1995)

St. Marys River RAP Tainted Fish Survey (1992)

Changes to the Fish Habitat of the St. Marys River Thesis (Bray 1992)

Restrictions on Fish Consumption (2021)

Fish and Wildlife Populations BUI (2021)

Degradation of Benthos (2020)

Conceptual Site Model (2020)

Beneficial Use Impairment - Update (2020)

Fish-Tumours (2018)

Fish-and-Wildlife (2015)

Contaminated Sediment (2015)

Beach Closures (2015)

Water Quality (2015)

Status Report & Strategic Plan (2020)

Implementation Annex (2019)

Remedial Action Plan Report - Stage 1 (1992)

Remedial Action Plan Report - Stage 2 (2002)

A link to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's St. Marys River section of the "Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish" (2013-2014)

Ontario's Draft Great Lakes Strategy (2014)

A copy of the MOE's Fact Sheet on Protecting Ontario's Waterways in a Changing Climate - Managing Stormwater (2011)

A copy of the MOE's Policy Review of Municipal Stormwater Management in the Light of Climate Change - Summary Report (2011)

Keeping the Great Lakes Great - Success Stories from the Shoreline (2010)

Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species Ontario 3rd ed (MNR 2010)

Invading Species Awareness Program for Ontario 2009 (2010)

St. Marys River Biological Status and Hydrologic Performance Indicators (2010)

Sault Ste. Marie Regional Conservation Authority Assessment Report - Watershed Characterization (2010)

Sault Ste Marie Regional Conservation Authority Evaluation of Proposed Pointe Estates Development (Breen 2011)

Great Lakes Ship-based Pollution - Binational Study (2009)

Canada - Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (2007)

Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Watershed Plan (2007)

Report on Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Particulate Study (2007)

Informal Consultation on Local Air Issues in SSM, ON-MI under the C-US Air Quality Agreement (2006)